Irvington's Jayden Herron carries the ball during the 29-19 home loss to Livingston on Oct. 4.
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team ended its season after a tough 21-14 overtime loss at Union City in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The fifth-seeded Blue Knights finished with a 3-7 record. Fourth-seeded Union City improved to 6-3 with its fifth straight win.
Union City defeated Irvington earlier this season by a score of 7-6 on Oct. 17 at Irvington in the Blue Knights’ eighth game.
In the playoff game, junior Jazai Reid fumble recovery in the end zone in the first quarter for a 7-0 win. Reid caught a 6-yard TD pass from sophomore quarterback Justin Spellman in the second quarter for a 14-0 lead.
Union City scored touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to tie it 14-14 and scored a TD in overtime to win it.
Spellman finished 19-of-35 passing for 162 yards with one touchdown and one interception, senior Jayden Herron ran for 40 yards on 10 carries, sophomore Elliot Yirenkyi had five catches for 48 yards, sophomore Mazai Logan had four catches for 47 yards, Reid finished with three catches for 18 yards and junior Jamir Howell had one catch for 12 yards. Defensively for Irvington, junior Donte Shuler had 11 tackles, and sophomore lineman Malachi Mills and senior linebacker Wisdom Ojugo each had eight tackles.
Editor’s note: This article was corrected to indicate the final score and that the game went into overtime.
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